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The difference between wrinkled papaya and smooth papaya

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
2020-07-15 15:27:20
Leaves: the former is oval to oval, the stipule is herbaceous, kidney shaped or semicircular; the latter is oval oval or oval oblong, the stipule is membranous, oval lanceolate. Flowers: the former 3-5 clusters are born on the biennial old branches, scarlet; the latter is in the armpit of single leaf, light pink. Fruit: the former is yellow or yellowish green; the latter is dark yellow.

I. blade difference

The leaves of Chaenomeles angustifolia are oval to oval, few of them are long oval, 3-9 cm long and 1.5-5 cm wide, with sharp serrations on the edge. Petiole is about 1 cm long, stipule is herbaceous, kidney shaped or semicircular.

The leaves of muskmelon are oval or oblong, about 5-8 cm long and 2.5-5.5 cm wide. Petiole relative to the former to small, about 5 - 10 mm, stipules for the membrane, oval lanceolate.

The difference between flowers

There are 3-5 clusters of wrinkled papaya on the biennial old branches, the petals are obovate or nearly round, the color is scarlet, there are few light red or white.

Papaya flowers are solitary in the axils of the leaves. The petals are obovate and the color is light pink.

3. Fruit difference

Papaya fruit is spherical or ovoid, about 4-6 cm in diameter, yellow or yellow green.

muskmelon

Papaya fruit is long oval, dark yellow color.

Chaenomeles sinensis

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